Arnold vs Festus

A side-by-side comparison of Arnold and Festus: population, income, housing, and more.

Arnold and Festus are places in Missouri. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Arnold has the higher population (20,884 vs 12,965 in Festus). Arnold has the higher median household income ($75,194 vs $70,085 in Festus). Arnold has the higher median home value ($209,700 vs $206,200 in Festus).

Population, income & housing

	Arnold	Festus
Population	20,884	12,965
Median age	39.9 yrs	35.4 yrs
Median household income	$75,194	$70,085
Median home value	$209,700	$206,200
Median gross rent	$1,085	$935
Housing units	9,202	5,389
Homeownership rate	79.6%	56.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.0%	21.6%
Unemployment rate	4.2%	6.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Arnold	Festus
Population	21,146 → 20,884 (-1.2%)	11,982 → 12,965 (+8.2%)
Median household income	$66,670 → $75,194 (+12.8%)	$55,236 → $70,085 (+26.9%)
Median home value	$157,600 → $209,700 (+33.1%)	$137,100 → $206,200 (+50.4%)
Median gross rent	$955 → $1,085 (+13.6%)	$833 → $935 (+12.2%)

Arnold

Population

21,14620,884

Median household income

$66,670$75,194

Median home value

$157,600$209,700

Median gross rent

$955$1,085

Festus

Population

11,98212,965

Median household income

$55,236$70,085

Median home value

$137,100$206,200

Median gross rent

$833$935

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Arnold	Festus
Under 5	6.4%	9.9%
5 to 17	13.9%	19.3%
18 to 24	5.4%	6.8%
25 to 34	17.7%	13.4%
35 to 44	11.5%	15.2%
45 to 54	10.7%	9.5%
55 to 64	15.0%	10.8%
65 to 74	11.1%	9.1%
75 and over	8.3%	5.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Arnold	Festus
White (non-Hispanic)	90.0%	85.9%
Black or African American	0.2%	3.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	1.0%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.2%	6.2%
Hispanic or Latino	2.2%	4.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Arnold	Festus
No high school diploma	9.0%	12.0%
High school graduate	33.0%	28.7%
Some college or associate's	34.0%	37.7%
Bachelor's degree	16.2%	13.6%
Graduate or professional degree	7.8%	8.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Arnold	Festus
Drove alone	85.3%	83.2%
Carpooled	5.8%	5.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.7%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.1%	9.3%
Other means	0.2%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Arnold	Festus
1-unit, detached	78.2%	70.2%
1-unit, attached	5.8%	2.6%
2 to 4 units	4.4%	13.9%
5 to 19 units	4.2%	6.5%
20 or more units	2.6%	2.5%
Mobile home & other	4.8%	4.4%

Poverty & households

	Arnold	Festus
Poverty rate	7.7%	16.6%
Average household size	2.43	2.60
Mean commute (minutes)	27	26
Median year structure built	1977	1981